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• Re: Strange Catastrophic Failure
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:41:44 -0600
  ...to the intake and exhaust for hissing and check any crankcase vent for escaping air as well to see if its valves or piston...
• Anyone have Pushrods to Spare?
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Sun, 7 Dec 2003 03:28:04 -0600
  ...It had four bent intake pushrods (sticky valves?). Despite listee advice to be extra careful about installing the rods into the center of the...
• Bent push rod jammed into rocker and damaged valve
  Historical mailing list - James Wagner
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 21:40:44 -0400
  ...I found that the push rod for the number four cylinder intake valve had come loose and jammed in-between the rocker and the...
• Re: what are ratio rockers?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 16:26:22 -0700
  ...Indeed, by opening the valves further, you can get a larger fuel/air charge IF the flow characterisics of the head, intake and exhuast...
• RE: Stripped spark plug hole?
  Historical mailing list - Mark E. White
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 19:25:04 -0500
  ...Make sure that the fuel (as in Gas) supply is disconnected and the intake valve is closed. Otherwise, gas fumes can be inhaled into...
• Diesel parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 06:28:47 EDT
  ...4-speed transmission $250.00 Intake manifold $25.00 very good, working furel pump $200.00 almost new damaged cylinder head $200.00 (has...
• Re: rocker arms. Interchangeable?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:45:06 -0400
  ...at valve stock max lift .347ths ratio max lift .422ths with 40 more crank degrees lift at .347ths lift Intake lift at valve stock...
• hydraulic problem
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 09:13:02 -0800
  ...i took the valve cover off and looked at the valves on cylinders 1+2. i can move the rocker arm of the intake...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:47:18 -0700
  ...Today, I readjusted the valves and was able to screw down the adjustment screws on the two intake valves by 1.5 turns easily...
• Re: Anyone have a copy of the Ultimate Trip Checklist?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:15:08 -0600
  ...Inspect > radiator, > water pump, belt, coolant level, heads, heaters, valves, hoses, > connections, > temperature sensors. (air-cooled): tin covers, thermostat, flap, foam > insulation. > > Note:________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > > ____ Intake...
• Diagnosis in DeLand
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:41:34 -0800
  ...The intake valve on #1 cylinder had lost its keeper and was floating around somewhere in the cylinder head. So, the good news is...
• Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 motor?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:33:01 -0700
  ...Modern engines with great low end power and really good top end power have variable intake valve timing, some have variable exh. Timing, and...
• Valve Adjustment-Help!
  Historical mailing list - PhamA
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 08:55:02 -0700
  ...screw touch the valve stem at TDC; however it doesn't say any thing about if this is for both intake and exhaust as...
• Re: Performance Wasserboxer: Fact or Fiction
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 13:25:30 EDT
  ...eliminated valve guide wear Add Cromoly cut to fit push rods Add Cromoly valve spring retainers Have 3 angle cut on valve seats and...
• Re: Ratio rockers was (dyno results from Boston Bobs) or true con fessions of a gear head
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 17:35:01 -0600
  ...6) larger valves, not too large to affect the amount of material between intake and exhaust valves...... 7) extrusion honing of intake plenums and...
• Re: Cold start issue [BACK AGAIN]
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:45:48 -0400
  ...Poor compression, bad valve guides, bad lifters holding valves open, excessive deposits behind the intake valves, intake leaks, etc. Next is poor injector spray...
• Re: What should I hear if I pressurize my intake manifold?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:40:32 -0700
  ...Is there any timing at which all intake valves will be > closed? > > Thanks in advance - should have tested this motor out of the van...
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM (kind of long)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 12:56:11 -0700
  ...if it's intake backfiring, my mind goes to bad intake valve, air leaks, etc. I have a similar situation in an 84 ... that...
• Re: Made the mistake of checking compression
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Sep 2012 19:45:16 -0400
  ...If the low compression is due to ring or valve damage then you have to consider the risks of further operation. Bad intake valves...
• 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Anthony
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:51:13 -0700
  ...The valve adjuster tip (intake, cyl 1) sheared off so I replaced it and adjusted the valves. The exhaust valves on 3 & 4 failed...
• Re: Driving with no exhaust
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:50:27 -0800
  ...t be valve damage, but there will be flames out the exhaust > ports! > > Backfiring results in flames coming out the intake; he's keeping...
• Re: Heads replaced, starts and runs crappy. Two questions.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:39:22 -0400
  ...almost like there is an intake leak. > And there is an intake leak. Where does the long plastic hose go that comes > in from...
• Re: . Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 19:45:44 -0600
  ...stick to cold manifold surfaces rather than make it past the intake valve to be combusted. So, more fuel. Along with the rich mixture...
• Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:03:26 -0600
  ...its humming away. -cleaned throttle valve -new O2 sensor -checked fuel pressure--ok -no vacuum leaks -checked air intake system, verified that I had...
• Mysterious idle
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Aug 1997 18:19:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I checked the idle stabilizer valve. It hums and buzzes (quietly) and there is 12V at the connecting wire. I did notice that the...
• Waterboxer hop-up vs. swap
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 22:25:54 +0000
  ...rockers, chip work, flowed heads (and polished), maybe bigger valves, camshaft, perf. exhaust, better intake, even lighter connecting rods for higer RPMs and lest...
• Re: Calling all turbo charger / Diesel experts!!
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:34:29 -0600
  A common way to increase boost w/o changing the wastegate is to introduce a leak valve between the intake manifold and waste gate...
• Re: Do not give up on the Wasserboxer just yet, the power is there...
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 01:58:14 -0500
  ...exhaust >valve radius, exhaust port. >-Slight porting of the intake and exhaust ports >-3 Angle valve job on seats, 2 angle on valves >-Copper...
• Re: How much power can a stock FI make?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 19:06:14 EST
  ...intake port gasket to the intake port then match the air runners to the intake port gasket to increase air flow. >>> lightweight valve train...
• Update: Idle Speed Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 22:14:25 -0500
  ...4) Idle Stabilizer Control Valve - This is the solenoid gizmo on top of the intake air distributor on top of the engine. It is...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 13:12:45 -0400
  ...intake valves, as soon as I start trying to turn the adjustment screws the 1.5 or 2 turns, I notice that the valve...
• Re: Ill start from the beginning (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 18:01:26 -0700
  ...This puts compressed air into each cylinder, and whether excessive air comes out the tailpipe or intake manifold (valves), or the crankcase oil fill...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:44:09 -0400
  ...intake valves, as soon as I start trying to turn the adjustment screws the 1.5 or 2 turns, I notice that the valve...
• Re: 2.2L EuroCars Engine vs 2.1l Boston Engine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 08:24:59 -0400
  ...highway driving the 2.1 engine has larger intakes and in my case larger valves so I am moving allot more air threw the...
• Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:51:21 -0400
  ...intake boot, injector/manifold gaskets, complete tune up etc. After all was done, (and I was done shooting gas out the bleeder valve when...
• A/C evaporator drainage solution
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 07:31:14 -0800
  ...syncro air intake chamber floor on starboard. 4.Thin extension tube hanging out the louvres: outside air Best compromise: Cut the valve off with...
• FrontFire?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 14 May 2006 12:15:34 -0700
  ...Could this be caused by a broken/stuck/misadjusted intake valve? (so that when the cylinder fires, pressure is going back up the intake...
• Re: WAS: OBD Reader.... NOW: High and Low Voltage Wires. Problem Solved??
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:26:32 -0700
  ...Engine supposedly now has ~ 120,000 KM's. > I'd go for things like intake leaks.. > worn valve guides or seals, > carbon deposits on...
• Sticking throttle (long)
  Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 02:48:29 -0800
  ...2) Tried to take the throttle valve housing off the intake manifld to clean it thoroughly, inside and out. Failed to do this as...
• Re: Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:52:12 -0800
  ...1) Sticker from kit, P/N 025 198 102A, mfg by Elring 2) Valve Cover Gasket, may be attached to valve cover with most...
• Re: Diagnosing a low (8-10 inches) vacuum gauge reading
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 15:51:54 -0400
  ...small valve on one of the cloth hoses, I was thinking about an >automatic pressure relief valve. > >About changing the intake valve adjustment to...
• Re: digifant injection
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 20:02:15 -0700
  ...Does the fuel vapor just >>sort of accumulate behind the intake valve until the intake stroke for >>that cylinder? Surely 3/4 of the...
• FS: Neway valve seat cutters
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 16:01:31 -0800
  I have a Neway valve seat cutter set for VW engines that I'll offer to the lists before I ebay it. It's...
• Bargain Basement Blowout! Everything MUST GO!
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 21:40:53 -0700
  ...The smaller one with all the rubber dampers on it. -Intake boot. Used, excellent condition -Intake boot. New. -Exhaust manifold (everything except muffler - J...
• Re: SA van images
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:02:55 -0800
  ...I have all sorts of web sites bookmarked for either vacuum or electric powered 5/8" coolant flow valves and airflow diverter servos. I...
• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:31:20 -0800
  ...In that training we were taught that the intake > valve was cold, the exhaust valve was hot, and that told the tale. > Exhaust valves...
• Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:47:12 -0500
  ...only > one intake valve per cylinder, but gotta start somewhere. I'm surprised > actually, that there are not OHC 4 -valve heads for waterboxers...
• Re: Engine lopes at idle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:18:43 -0800
  Intake manifold leaks are one thing to check for very carefully...........that pops into my mind. Auxiliary air valve, or hoses to it..........also...
• Engine Dies when cold
  Historical mailing list - David Hally
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 12:59:27 -0800
  ...What should I check first? Intake air sensor? Water temp sensor? Aux air valve? I could not find anything obvious loose or cracked. ANy...
• Re: '85 vanagon passenger compartment fan...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:21:42 -0700
  ...The cable for the heater valve will need to be undone at > the > valve end but the other cables can be left attached. > > Mark...
• Re: Running on Tap Water
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 10:55:32 -0400
  ...It also kept the carbs, intake and valves exceptionally clean! Jay
• Re: Installing inline4 firewall clearance Q
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 17:54:40 -0800
  ...I use 3" 'thin wall' ABS server pipe for my plumbing - this stuff fits perfectly into the VW throttle valve boots and the air...
• Re: Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:51:16 -0400
  ...in the metal plate that separates the exhaust side from the intake side). I didn't have to remove the fridge again! Thanks very...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 23 May 2017 23:22:19 -0700
  ...After a few runs the intake valves got stuck and in one starting attempt all 4 intake push rods bent and the valves stuck...
• Re: High Idle Problems
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 07:52:59 -0400
  ...to find out if the bad valve or control unit is creating what amounts to an intake leak, since air could sneak by and...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - The Southards
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:47:43 -0500
  ...this rubber valve cover gasket? I've always used cork valve cover gaskets and I usually have seepage onto the intake manifold, no matter...
• Re: Different Kind Of Valve Adjustment Question?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:43:29 -0700
  ...Those valves won't be opening very far at that clearance spec and the cylinders won't be filling. Low fill = low compression = low...
• Re: Intake air flow, improvement possible?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:37:21 -0600
  ...big valve engine will be >greater than for a stock engine, because there is more potential still >choked up by the restrictive intake, and...
• used 2.1l waterboxer FS $800
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:47:25 EST
  ...This is just the longblock (valve cover to valve cover, no: accessories, exhaust stuff, injection stuff, intake, wiring harness, sender's, etc.) It will...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk!-Engine base
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:18:54 -0500
  The Water Boxer is Type 1 based except for the flywheel and mounting, and the valve lifters. The cylinder spacing, valve covers, Rocker Arms...